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Few big tax bills afoot but plenty of little ones at Nevada Legislature
Democrats may have fallen short of crafting a comprehensive tax reform plan to address Nevada's wobbly revenue structure, but that doesn't mean there aren't a bevy of bills to raise taxes floating around the Legislature this year. The measures have varying degrees of support, from declarations of "dead on arrival" to broad support from Republicans and Democrats. Many ...
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IRS scandal reopens rift over Obamacare Nevada lawmakers entangled
Sen. Harry Reid whispers to Sen. Dean Heller during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City on Monday, May 30, ...
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Panel finalizes plan to send $37.5 million more to Southern Nevada colleges
A joint legislative committee finalized numbers Saturday that would send about $37.5 million more to Southern Nevada colleges and universities than they're receiving now. The state would dispense that money during the next two years as part of the state's two-year budgeting process. The four Northern Nevada colleges and universities in the Nevada System of Higher Education would ...
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Legislators cut budget pain for rural Nevada colleges
CARSON CITY -- Two rural Nevada colleges will feel less budget pain than initially proposed under actions taken by legislative money committees Saturday. Lawmakers on the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees agreed to add $1 million a year to reduce losses Great Basin and Western Nevada colleges would realize under a new higher education funding formula. The action holds the ...
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O.J. Simpsons ex-lawyer says poured his soul into Nevada trial
Yale Galanter, O.J. Simpson's former defense attorney, reacts during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 17, ...
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Jeremiah Bean Charged In Nevada Killing Spree
This image provided by Lyon County Sheriffs Office shows Jeremiah Bean, a A 25-year-old person of interest who has been arrested after five people were found dead in one morning in northern Nevada. Bean was arrested Monday, April 13, 2013, on suspicion of burglary after he was found with items from one of the crime scenes. (AP Photo/Lyon County Sheriffs ...
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Reno's roads in contention
Reno is in need of road improvement projects around the city, the residents of Reno agreed with this when they voted in favor of fuel taxes to fund these projects, but with many projects needing to be done and costs increasing there is disagreement about how to prioritize the funds.
In 2008, a number of road project in and around Reno were presented to voters, which would be funded by incremental increases in fuel taxes over the next ten years. Broadly speaking, there are six main road infrastructure projects. Read more
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